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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"professional social work"”.
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A Critical Realist Exploration of the Relationship Between Personal and Professional Value Systems in Social Workers and the Impact on Motivations for Participation in a Social Work Community of Practice
… the nature of relationships between personal and professional value systems and between personal and professional identities, about motivations for engaging in a social work community of practice, and about alternative statistical methods for evaluating the psychometric properties of an original …
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Indigenization process of alcoholism treatment from the American to the Indian context
The education given to social work students in developing countries has been the subject of much recent study. In the earlier half of this century, professional social work was transferred from the developed world to developing countries. Much of this technology transfer was based on the belief …
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The Control of Safeguarding Children Social Work: A Mixed Methods Study of the Interaction between Managerial and Professional Control in a Social Policy Context
… government guidance has standardised children’s social work processes, social work practice remains fundamentally the application of professional knowledge in complex and unpredictable situations. Existing empirical studies have prioritised the perspective of social workers and their frustration …
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Child Welfare Social Work and the Promotion of Client Self-Determination
… about their lives, is a central concept in the social work profession. It is described in the NASW Code of Ethics as one of a social worker’s primary ethical responsibilities, and it provides a framework for practitioners working with the many populations that social workers serve. Despite the …
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Knowledge of and for Social Work: A Philosophical, Professional and Methodological Inquiry
This thesis explores the ways in which professionals (in particular, social work professionals) define, produce, transfer, use, develop and disseminate knowledge of and for their profession and their practice. The thesis considers the issue(s) of professional knowledge from three related but …
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Using evidence-based literature to inform and improve social work practice
This study examined the use of professional evidence-based literature in informing practice, in knowledge-building, and in skill-building by MSW social workers practicing in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The study was a mixed methods study utilizing two survey phases: questionnaires and interviews. A …
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What does the future hold? : The reflections of students and lecturers on becoming a social worker in Zambia : a case study of social work education at the University of Zambia
This research examines how social work lecturers and fourth-year students reflect on the journey towards becoming a social worker in the Zambian context, and how the challenges the students face can be understood. Through a case study approach, the research aims to capture the becoming that occurs …